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An Irish way of saying "idiot" that is supposed to be inoffensive. "Idiot" could be viewed as calling someone literally dumb or a legitimate criticism, but "eejit" tends to imply that they aren't actually dumb but you just want to tease or banter with them, possibly over something silly or foolish they do or possibly just because you disagree and want to disagree in a fun way.
"James, you eejit! Stop guzzling the wine so quickly!"
Eejit by mistahroga August 7, 2020
Scots/Irish slang used to refer to someone as a moron.
"Boris Johnson can't even adhere to his own covid guidelines after catching a virus which nearly killed him, what an eejit.

"Shut the feck up yi feckin eejit"

"Gimme the spanner? Wait did you say the hammer? No I said the feckin spanner ye eejit!"
Eejit by UltimateDoge May 25, 2022
the work that means idiot in irish
eejit by dumbbitvh March 4, 2023
Irish slang for a foolish person, an idiot
Niall is an absolute eejit
Eejit by Rainbow Ruby Dash March 5, 2023
Scottish slang for idiot. often used to describe somebody who's just done something so incredibly stupid, that they should be considered mentally retarded.
person 1:"You see him o'er there?"
person 2:"yeah"
person 1: "he's a feckin' eejit"
Eejit by Auraguardian123 May 17, 2023
An Irish slang term for an idiot, often used when someone lacks cop on or common sense on the road
Person 1: A guy turned at an intersection without using his indicators
Person 2: What a fecking Eejit
Eejit by RandomIrishFella May 23, 2023